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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 96232" data-attributes="member: 2672">Levels of responsibility Clients worked forComplexity of the work completedLevel of autonomy for work givenQualified to practice outside of the UKSeats completed as a trainee (because that will potentially show your knowledge of other practice areas)The relevancy of secondments really depends on the firm and department you are aiming for. Doing a secondment at a major client they have either just won or are hoping to win could weigh more heavily. Same if they are looking to build out their knowledge of a particular sector/industry. Same goes for international secondments - if they are bringing in more cross jurisdictional work between where you did your secondment and the U.K. office, that could be more attractive than in that particular instance. But for everyone who does a secondment, there is another trainee/associate who has gained really great experience in their seat/team - so it’s really the detail of the experience you gain rather the headlines of how you gained it.Some firms can still be sniffy about academics but that can be university brand as much as your grades.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 96232, member: 2672"] Levels of responsibility Clients worked for Complexity of the work completed Level of autonomy for work given Qualified to practice outside of the UK Seats completed as a trainee (because that will potentially show your knowledge of other practice areas) The relevancy of secondments really depends on the firm and department you are aiming for. Doing a secondment at a major client they have either just won or are hoping to win could weigh more heavily. Same if they are looking to build out their knowledge of a particular sector/industry. Same goes for international secondments - if they are bringing in more cross jurisdictional work between where you did your secondment and the U.K. office, that could be more attractive than in that particular instance. But for everyone who does a secondment, there is another trainee/associate who has gained really great experience in their seat/team - so it’s really the detail of the experience you gain rather the headlines of how you gained it. Some firms can still be sniffy about academics but that can be university brand as much as your grades. [/QUOTE]

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